Remote Teaching: Create Online Assignments

Idea: Create an assignment in Canvas to allow students to submit papers or other artifacts in a centralized location.

• Assign essays, reaction papers, or reflection papers to students.
  • Directions to create an assignment
    • Instructor Tip:  When creating an assignment, you can add the directions and grading criteria directly into the assignment or attach an assignment sheet file so that the students have everything they need in one place. 
  • Create a peer review assignment for students to comment on each other's work
  • Canvas Instructor Guide:  Assignments
• Students may use Kaltura/My Media to record a narrated PowerPoint, webcam video, or screen recording demonstration to share on a discussion board in Canvas or submit as an assignment.
  • Directions to access Kaltura My Media in Canvas
  • Directions to use Kaltura to record a screen-recording, webcam video, or audio recording
  • Directions to embed a Kaltura video in a Canvas discussion or assignment

Instructor tip:  In order for students to have the option to embed a Kaltura video in an assignment, you will need to choose Online Submission and then select Text Entry when creating the assignment.

Instructor tip:  Make sure the My Media link is visible to students on your course menu (Settings > Course Navigation). This is the only way for students to access Kaltura.